Section: Bulgaria
No Rise Seen in Citizenship Applications from Ukraine’s Ethnic Bulgarians
The number of citizenship applications from ethnic Bulgarians living in Ukraine hasn’t increased, Bulgaria’s Vice President Margarita Popova said on Saturday. Granting citizenship is just one of the options available to Bulgaria to show solidarity with ethnic Bulgarians in Ukraine, other include delivering humanitarian aid and...
Consultative Council for National Security to discuss army
The Consultative Council for National Securitywill be convened soon to discuss the state the Bulgarian army is in, said President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Rossen Plevneliev. For the time being there is no need to convene the Council in connection with the situation in Ukraine but if any emergency should arise, we shall...
We Should Have Explained Better Plans For NATO Centre in Bulgaria, Mitov Says
Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said that neither is his country preparing to go to war with anyone, nor is Russia intending to go to war with Bulgaria. In a bid to dispel fears Bulgaria might be dragged into a potential military conflict between NATO and Russia over Ukraine, Mitov said that plans by the Alliance do set up...
No rise in number of Bulgarian citizenship applications from Ukraine
Bulgarian Vice President Margarita Popova stated that the number of Ukrainians applying for Bulgarian citizenship had not gone up. Granting citizenship is just one of the ways Bulgaria can and must demonstrate empathy for the people in Ukraine, the Bulgarian Vice President said and urged the parliamentary forces not to use the issue of the ethnic...
Bulgaria’s Ataka Party to Seek Parliamentary Recognition of Crimea Referendum
Bulgaria’s opposition Ataka party will propose to Parliament to recognize the results of Crimea’s referendum to join Russia, RIA Novosti has reported. The Russian news service quoted Ataka leader Volen Siderov as saying on Friday the party “recognizes the referendum and Crimea as a part of the Russian Federation.” “We have seen...
Fighting Intensifies in Ukraine Despite Ceasefire Deal
More than 30 soldiers were killed on Friday in Ukraine as fighting in rebel-controlled eastern regions continued unabated despite a ceasefire deal with the government brokered by leaders of Germany, France and Russia. The fighting was most intensive around the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve, where some 8,000 Ukrainian government troops have...
Ukraine’s President Poroshenko: Tensions in Donbas Could Still Escalate
The Ukranian nationalist Right sector movement has rejected the agreements reached at the Minsk summit on Thursday. Movement’s leader Dmytro Yarosh announced Friday that the organization will make every attempt to stop the implementation of the peace action plan on his social media profile, TASS information agency reported. The sector...
Future of Oil Prices Remains Unclear
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin stated Friday that if investment in the oil industry goes back up, oil prices may remain at USD 60- 80 per barrel. Sechin explained that in case this doesn’t happen, then prices could return to USD 100-110 per barrel. He added that the company’s capital expenditure program will be further cut by 30% this year,...
Bulgaria prepares to provide assistance to ethnic Bulgarians in Ukraine
The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been preparing a decision to provide humanitarian assistance to ethnic Bulgarians in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has announced. The ministry is also looking for opportunities for joint Bulgarian-Ukrainian initiatives in the sphere of culture and education, as well as for projects in the...
Russian President Putin’s Rating Hits New High
The approval rating for Russian President Vladimir Putin has hit a historic high point of 74% according to a recent research. The survey was conducted on February 7 and was asking Russian electorate who they would choose to represent them if the presidential elections were scheduled for the upcomg week, BGNES information agency reported. The...
